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buckled

ADJECTIVE

askew

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awry off-center

WEAK

askance askant aslant bent catawampus cockeyed crookedly curved knotted lopsided oblique obliquely slanted slanting to one side topsy-turvey turned twisted yaw ways zigzag

ADJECTIVE

deformed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awry bowed contorted damaged disfigured gnarled mangled misshapen scarred twisted warped

STRONG

bent blemished cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed marred

WEAK

askew grotesque humpbacked hunchbacked ill-made irregular malformed misproportioned out of shape ugly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight untwisted

WEAK

beautified graceful improved shapely symmetrical

ADJECTIVE

misshapen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contorted twisted

WEAK

askew awry bent blemished bowed crooked curved damaged disfigured disjointed distorted grotesque ill-made irregular malformed mangled marred out of shape ugly unshapely warped

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City information officer Jay Pelayo told news agency AFP that the building's walls and scaffolding surrounding it had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“I’m sorry, I’ve buckled under the pressure,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

While the company is still viewed as a leader in creative software, Adobe recently has buckled under competitive pressure and market skepticism over its own efforts to integrate and monetize AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Before the Iran conflict, tech shares buckled under investor anxiety over the potential economic implications of AI advances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They slammed back down, then heaved up again, and then the doors buckled.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

buckled

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